Longford IFC: Impressive Ballymore get the better of Rathcline

Mulleady Group Intermediate Football Championship Group 1 - Round 5

Bernard McElvaney surging forward for Ballymore in evading the challenge of Rathcline opponent Michael Morrissey. Action from the IFC Group 1 game at the Monaduff grounds. Photo: Syl Healy

Ballymore produced their best performance for quite some time to score a surprise win over Rathcline in the Intermediate Football Championship clash at the Monaduff grounds, Drumlish on Sunday evening.

Ballymore . . . 1-14 Rathcline . . . 0-11

Already qualified Rathcline started without their county players Liam Connerton (injured), Shane Donohue and Shane Kenny and now have to settle for a place in the quarter-finals with neighbouring rivals Cashel providing the opposition.

Ballymore advance instead to the last four on the head-to-head regulation after the teams finished on the same number of points at the top of the Group 1 table.

Mickey O’Connor’s side led by 0-9 to 0-7 at the break and then struck a real killer blow when Ciaran Reilly put Glen Kelly clean through for a well-taken goal with four minutes gone in the second half.

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